Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland.
Rysiek Lewandowski
Rustecki
Biliński
Jędras
Sęczek
Orzechowski
Stefan Kibała
Kamiński
Kamiński's mother
Borkowski
Małecki
Masłowska
Child Rysiek
Andrzejczak
Kibała's man
Herbinger
Bar Singer
Zieliński
Cloakroom Attendant
Cavalry Captain
Rysiek's mother
Acting Director
Zielińska
Herbinger's chaffeur
Rysiek's father
Kibała's friend
Old Man
Elderly Dancer
Trolley Passenger
(as Iwona Głębocka)
Meeting Member
Pimp
Arresting Officer
Man Unloading Cement
Man Hitting Rysiek (uncredited)
Faciak (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Gendarme (uncredited)
